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Management Accountant

Employer
Alexander Steele
Location
Burton-on-Trent, Staffordshire
Salary
£32,000 - £40,000
Closing date
21 Jul 2019

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Contract Type
Permanent
Function
Other Job Function, General Management
Business Sector
Food Manufacturing

Job Details

Management Accountant

Alexander Steele are currently recruiting for a Management Accountant on behalf of our client in the manufacturing sector in Derbyshire area. Please see details on the role below and do not hesitate to apply if you are interested!

Key Duties

  • Produce monthly management accounts including accrual and prepayment journals.
  • Preparation of monthly finance packs for the Financial Director.
  • Compile monthly business reports for the management team
  • Update the monthly financial projections for actual results
  • Preparation of the consolidated Group accounts and board pack for the Financial Director
  • Daily banking and update of daily cash flow projections report
  • Produce daily sales and invoice reports and send to relevant personnel including the management team when sales ledger administrators are on annual leave or off sick 
  • Complete pre-invoicing checks prior to daily invoicing to prevent any avoidable errors when sales ledger administrator is on annual leave or off sick
  • Generating monthly slow and obsolete products (SLOBS) report for distribution to the management team.
  • ERP superuser and development coordinator acting as the first point of contact for any ERP queries.
  • Preparation of audit packs and reconciliations for the external auditors.
  • Analysis of monthly operational statistics and trends including the review of raw material usage variances and maintenance variances.
  • Conducting research, analysis and support in respect of special ad hoc projects for Financial Director as required.
  • To understand and adhere to Company policies and procedures which are relevant to both the site and the working environment.                                  
  • Adherence to Health & Safety regulations.
  • Any other duties as deemed reasonable by your line manager.

Qualifications & Memberships

  • 3 A-levels grades A-C or equivalent, 8 GCSE grades A-C (or equivalent) including English and Maths
  • Degree in Accountancy and Finance (min 2:1)
  • ACA/ ACCA/ CIMA qualified

Knowledge

  • Solid understanding of double entry bookkeeping
  • Good working knowledge of accounting and reporting systems

Skills/ Competencies

  • Advanced IT skills (Excel including formulas, Pivots, VLOOKUPs, Word & Powerpoint)
  • Preparation of management accounts including calculating accruals and prepayments
  • Completion of Quarterly VAT returns
  • Reconciling Fixed Asset Register to General Ledger
  • Preparation of cash flow statements and financial projections
  • Margin analysis and investigation of production variances

Previous Experience

  • Minimum 5 years’ experience of working within a fast-paced management accounts environment
  • Working with ERP and/or financial accounting systems

Behavioural Competencies

  • Willingness to study, learn and develop
  • Confident & resilient
  • Strong communication skills both written and verbal
  • Pragmatic and analytical approach to numbers
  • Driven and motivated
  • Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to foster effective working relationships
  • Active and supportive team player
  • Diligent and methodical with strong attention to detail
  • Ability to prioritise and manage workload and projects
  • Decisiveness
  • Effective problem-solving skills
  • Comfortable working to strict deadlines
  • Ability to remain calm and professional in difficult situations
  • Ability to follow instructions / procedures accurately and effectively

Company

Alexander Steele was born out of a vision to do things differently. Our personalised approach to recruiting is all about asking the right questions and – through that simple but effective process – getting the right answers. We ensure that you deal with the same person throughout your process so that you can build a rapport with your consultant and so that we get to know you, for now, and for the future. Our consultants pride themselves on a wealth of experience after recruiting within these industries for over fifteen years collectively and it is our knowledge and focus which sets us apart from other agencies, work with us and the chances are we already know what you are looking for.

Company info
Website
Telephone
0131 370 9191
Location
21 Young Street
Edinburgh
EH2 4HU
GB

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